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Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people. Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come. We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done. Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to...

Only two days after Donald J. Trump was elected president of the United States again, he’s already stacking wins. Steve Madden is curbing manufacturing in China; Hamas must not contend with its people urging for a peaceful exit out of this losing war with Israel now that Trump has won, and Russia is suddenly ready for peace talks over Ukraine. The Houthis announcing a ceasefire was not accurate. Still, Hezbollah, another Iran-backed group, said they're open to ceasefire talks because Israel has been lethal in killing most of their top leaders. Donald Trump has been the President-Elect for not even...

A Las Vegas judge sentenced Pastor Bobby Cornelius Smith of New Beginnings Ministries Church of God in Christ to one year of probation on Monday, the result of a plea deal that will see the disgraced pastor avoid jail time but have to register as a sex offender. Despite this grotesque development, Smith was not run out of the church or made to resign, but instead will remain the pastor. According to KLAS: A grand jury previously indicted Smith for 11 felony charges, including nine counts of sexual assault, one count of attempted sexual assault, and one count of child...